As LiDAR applications head towards longer detection distances, higher power is required. The DCF-EY-16/250P features a large mode area, high doping concentration and high slope efficiency, which makes it ideal for the design of high-power/peak power eye-safe fiber lasers and amplifiers.
Erbium/Ytterbium co-doped double-clad fiber
DCF-EY-16/250P
Description
Features & Benefits
- High doping concentration – provides highly efficient energy transfer, minimizing pump power requirements
- Large mode area and high absorption – minimize fiber length and reduce nonlinearities
- High slope efficiency
- Optimized Er/Yb core composition – reduces 1 µm parasitic emission
Applications
- Eye-safe fiber lasers and amplifiers
- High-power lasers @ 1.5 µm
- Sensing: LiDAR and spectroscopy
- Defense
Optical fiber specifications
Optical
Cladding Absorption @ 915 nm (dB/m)
1.75 ± 0.25
Core Absorption @ 1535 nm (nominal) (dB/m)
65 ± 15
Core Numerical Aperture
0.11 ± 0.01
Background Loss @ 1200 nm (dB/km)
< 250
Geometrical & Mechanical
Core Diameter (µm)
16 ± 1
Cladding Diameter (µm)
250 ± 5
Core/Cladding Concentricity Error (µm)
≤ 2.5
Coating Diameter (µm)
375 ± 20
